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Supplement 38017 — Dunkirk evacuation despatch

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Supplement 38017 — Dunkirk evacuation despatch

The London Gazette Supplement 38017: Vice-Admiral Bertram Ramsay’s despatch on the evacuation of the Allied armies from Dunkirk and neighbouring beaches. OCR is stored for searching; the public table shows short research extracts and small page previews.

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9	Log in to enlarge	17 JULY, 1947 3303 GRAFTON she was in danger of being tor- the French minefields hi the Ruytingen and pedoed. At that moment, 0250, GRAFTON Dyck channels. It appears that the enemy was torpedoed, COMFORT was lifted in the M.T.B. command failed to appreciate the with- air, and Captain of WAKEFUL washed over- drawal of traffic to the S.W. and did not follow board. COMFORT was going full speed and as up. she came round in a circle "LYDD and In the evening it was reported that there was GRAFTON opened fire on her, evidently think- no congestion anywhere on the coast, except at ing she was an enemy ship. It is believe…	Boat Calcutta Canterbury Comfort Crested Eagle Drifter Evening Fenella Gallant Grafton Grenade Hebe Jaguar Locust London Lydd Malcolm Mosquito Sabre Verity Wakeful Westward Bell Bridge Bush Dover Few Howson King Long Malcolm May Miles Prior
11	Log in to enlarge	17 JULY, 1947 3305 41. Meantime the Vice Admiral, Dover, had 45. The attempt to maintain an adequate rate been much exercised regarding the possibility of lift using only the older destroyers was by of the continued use of Dunkirk Harbour for now shown to be impracticable. The destroyers personnel vessels and" was anxiously awaiting were lifting about 17,000, personnel vessels the report from VANQUISHER, who had been about 9,500 in the 24 hours. Remaining vessels sent to investigate the reported obstruction. were estimated to be worth about 15,000 per VANQUISHER'S report was received at 0610 day. This gave a tota…	Boat Broke Harvester Havant Hebe Icarus Impulsive Intrepid Ivanhoe London Progress Vanquisher Day Dover Long May
21	Log in to enlarge	17 JULY, 1947 3315 Minesweepers—cont. HEBE (damaged aist May) PANGBOURNE ... (damaged agth May) KELLETT ( „ 2gth „ ) WESTWARD HO ... ( „ 3ist „ ) ALBURY HALCYON QUEEN OF THANET BRIGHTON QUEEN LEDA ROSS DUNDALK LYDD SALAMANDER DUCHESS OF FIFE MARMION SALTASH EMPEROR OF INDIA MEDWAY QUEEN SANDOWN FITZROY NIGER SNAEFELL GLEN AVON ORIOLE SPEEDWELL GLEN GOWER PLINLIMMON SUTTON GOSSAMER PRINCESS ELIZABETH SHARPSHOOTER Total 36, of which 5 were sunk and 4 damaged. Trawlers (Minesweeping, Anti-Submarine and " LL " sweep) ARGYLLSHIRE ... (sunk ist June) POLLY JOHNSON... (sunk 2gth May) BLACKBURN ROVERS ( 2nd „ ) STELLA DO…	Albury Amulree Argyllshire Arley Blackburn Rovers Botanic Boy Roy Brighton Queen Cayton Wyke Chico Comfort Crested Eagle Dawn Duchess Duchess of Fife Dundalk Eileen Eileen Emma Emperor of India Fidget Fisher Boy Fitzroy Forecast Gervais Rentoul Girl Gladys Girl Pamela Glen Avon Glen Gower Golden Eagle Golden Gift Golden Sunbeam Gossamer Grimsby Town Gulzar Halcyon Hebe Inverforth Jacketa Kellett Kingston Alalite Kingston Andalusite Kingston Olivine Lady Philomena London Lord Cavan Lord Howard Lord Howe Lord Inchcape Lydd Maretta Marmion Medway Queen Midas Nautilus Netsukis Niger Olvina Oriole Our Bairns Pangbourne Plinlimmon Polly Polly Johnson Princess Princess Elizabeth Queen Queen of Thanet Ross Royal Eagle Salamander Saltash Sandown Saon Sargasso Sharpshooter Shipmates Silver Dawn Snaefell Speedwell Spurs Stella Dorado Sunbeam Sutton The Boys Thomas Bartlett Thuringia Torbay II Westella Westward Westward Ho Wolves Yorkshire Lass Fisher Johnson May Ross Thomas Young
3304	Log in to enlarge	3304 SUPPLEMENT TO THE LONDON GAZETTE, 17 JULY, 1947 outside of the entrance. She remained in sole 35. Rear Admiral Wake-Walker proceeded occupation of the harbour until shortly after from Dover in ESK at about 1900 for passage midnight 2Qth/30th, when her Captain rightly to HEBE off the coast where he was to carry decided to take the ship out of harbour before out the duties of S.N.O. Dunkirk in charge she also was sunk, thus freeing the berth and of all embarkation arrangements, taking over safeguarding the channel from 'being blocked. from Captain Bush who had been working in Little information of these disast…	Anthony Boat Codrington Esk Express Formidable Harvester Havant Hebe Icarus Impulsive Intrepid Javelin Keith London Mackay Malcolm Montrose Sabre Scimitar Shikari Vanquisher Verity Whitehall Winchelsea Windsor Worcester Bush Day Dover Last Little Malcolm May Tennant Wake Wake-Walker Walker West